Blantyre Health Centre
The Role
The Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist (ACNS)- Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) is an experienced and highly educated registered nurse working within this specific field who is able to demonstrate competence within all four pillars of practice.
The post holder will be an expert practitioner who will manage all aspects of the patients care, and provide expert leadership to their CNS colleagues.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
1. Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
2. Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level
3. Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
4. Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality.
5. Advanced Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality.
6. Evidence of application of advanced practice skills in speciality and applying clinical judgement.
7. Evidence of further developed knowledge and experience in management and/or leadership.
8. Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
9. The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate and influence others and work using own initiative
10. Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills and effective time management skills
11. Working knowledge of basic information technology
It would be great if you also have
12. Specialist post-graduate /post registration qualification in palliative care or oncology (or extensive clinical experience and ability to evidence competencies across all 4 pillars of practice)
13. Clinical assessment and decision making qualification
14. Independent prescriber (V300)
15. Communication or Counselling Skills qualification
16. Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Palliative Care within Blantyre Health Centre
The working pattern for this role Monday to Sunday Day shift
Looking to find out more?
If youre looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!